As East Asia's container shipping industry sails into uncharted waters, it faces a shifting tide of customer demand reshaping the very foundations of maritime...

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Spot rate growth slows but ocean container shipping market will remain extremely challenging

Container News Team - June 17, 2024 0

Ocean freight container shipping spot rates are set to increase further, but there are signs the recent dramatic growth may be slowing. The latest data...

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The Maritime Trade Ripple Effect Disrupting Global Economies

Container News Team - June 17, 2024 0

The following article was written by Matan Peled, Co-founder & Head of US Business at Windward. Decades-long tensions between the West and several rogue players...

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US importers caught in a vicious circle as labor union strike threat raises fears of soaring freight rates and massive disruption at US East...

Ioanna Kontos - June 13, 2024 0

Threat of strike action at US East and Gulf Coast ports may see importers accelerate efforts to protect ocean supply chains in a vicious...

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Freight that can cost lives

Ioanna Kontos - June 12, 2024 0

A group of industry bodies have banded together to produce guidance on some surprising, and some less surprising, hazardous cargoes that could save lives, the...

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LNG newbuilding values at record high

Ioanna Kontos - June 12, 2024 0

The number of LNG newbuilding orders have more than doubled from the same period last year where 34 orders were placed, compared to 78...

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Danaos denounces protectionism threat to shipping

Ioanna Kontos - June 5, 2024 0

One of the major threats to shipping was identified by John Coustas, the president and CEO of ship owner Danaos Corporation, who said that deglobalisation...

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Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk: T&E study

Container News Team - June 4, 2024 0

Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects are at risk, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study shows. T&E’s mapping of green hydrogen projects across Europe shows...

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Ocean freight container shipping market set to surpass Red Sea crisis peak and hit levels not seen since Covid-19 pandemic

Ioanna Kontos - May 31, 2024 0

Ocean freight container shipping spot rates are set to exceed the level seen at the height of the Red Sea crisis when the latest...

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Rates climb on early peak season and capacity stretched thin

Ioanna Kontos - May 29, 2024 0

Carrier adjustments due to Red Sea diversions – the use of more vessels travelling at faster speeds, together with heavier reliance on transshipment –...

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Peak in China’s coal demand in sight as renewables jump 12%

Ioanna Kontos - May 23, 2024 0

Between January and April 2024, China’s electricity generation from renewables surged 12% y/y, significantly outpacing the 6% growth in generation from fossil fuels. "While steam...

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Will new US tariffs on China imports be a case of history repeating?

Container News Team - May 15, 2024 0

Global supply chains are braced for further disruption and increasing costs after US President Joe Biden announced new tariffs on Chinese imports on 14...

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